[Famous Ukrainian comedian] Volodymyr Zelensky won by a landslide on the back of bold promises to reform the country and end the war of attrition in eastern Ukraine.

Neither of those has happened yet. But his first 12 months in the job have been eventful and, according to the latest polls, he remains remarkably popular. …

Internationally, President Zelensky … found himself at the centre of a scandal that led to the impeachment of … Donald Trump. Then there was a furore that followed Iran’s shooting down of a Ukrainian plane.

At home he’s won praise for prisoner swaps that have brought home high-profile Ukrainians who were being held in Russian jails.

How popular is Zelensky? 35% trust Zelensky; 37% don’t, 39.3% would vote for him now, 34% still back his party. Source: ratinggroup.ua

Internationally, President Zelensky … found himself at the centre of a scandal that led to the impeachment of … Donald Trump. Then there was a furore that followed Iran’s shooting down of a Ukrainian plane.

At home he’s won praise for prisoner swaps that have brought home high-profile Ukrainians who were being held in Russian jails.

Internationally, President Zelensky … found himself at the centre of a scandal that led to the impeachment of … Donald Trump. Then there was a furore that followed Iran’s shooting down of a Ukrainian plane.

At home he’s won praise for prisoner swaps that have brought home high-profile Ukrainians who were being held in Russian jails.

So what went wrong?

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